VA - The Eighties Album (3CD, 2016)

Memorably reinterpreted after ten years after the fact as Vanilla Ices breakout single Ice Ice Baby, Under Pressure found two contemporaries David Bowie and Queen collaborating for the first and only time on a great one-off single. Led by the vocalist Mick Hucknall, the English blue-eyed soul band Simply Red became international stars with their debut album, Picture Book. Wielding a rich, deep voice, Rick Astley became an overnight sensation in the late 80s with his well-crafted dance-pop.

Track List:

CD1:
01. Queen And David Bowie - Under Pressure 04:05
02. Prince - When Doves Cry 03:50
03. A - Ha - Take On Me 03:47
04. The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way 04:48
05. Diana Ross - Chain Reaction 03:48
06. Tina Turner - I Don't Wanna Lose You 04:13
07. Culture Club - Karma Chameleon 04:00
08. Bananarama - Venus 03:49
09. Roxette - The Look 03:57
10. Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies 03:39
11. Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now 03:47
12. Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky 03:24
13. Bee Gees - You Win Again 03:52
14. Simply Red - Holding Back The Years 04:30
15. Abba - I Have A Dream 04:35
16. Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry 03:38
17. Chris Rea - On The Beach (Summer 88) 03:41
18. Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) 03:50
19. Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time 03:48
20. Ultravox - Vienna 04:37

CD2:
21. Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) 04:51
22. Rick Astley - Together Forever 03:25
23. Lionel Ritchie - All Night Long (All Night) 04:17
24. Mel & Kim - Respectable 03:22
25. Howard Jones - Like To Get To Know You Well 03:58
26. Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody 04:42
27. Milli Vanilli - Girl I'm Gonna Miss You 03:45
28. Sister Sledge - Lost In Music 04:41
29. Spinners - Working My Way Back To You 04:02
30. Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots 04:40
31. Kc & The Sunshine Band - Please Don't Go 03:49
32. Soul Ii Soul [Feat. Caron Wheeler] - Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) 03:47
33. Hot Chocolate - It Started With A Kiss 04:01
34. Atlantic Starr - Always 03:59
35. Randy Crawford - One Day I'll Fly Away 04:21
36. Marc Almond And Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart 04:40
37. The Korgis - Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime 04:16
38. Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know 02:59
39. Tight Fit - The Lion Sleeps Tonight 03:20
40. Los Lobos - La Bamba 02:46

CD3:
41. New Order - Blue Monday '88 04:08
42. Spandau Ballet - Chant No.1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) 04:02
43. Duran Duran - Girls On Film 03:29
44. The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make? 03:50
45. Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy 03:36
46. Simple Minds - Waterfront 04:49
47. The Specials - Too Much Too Young 02:04
48. The Jam - Town Called Malice 02:53
49. Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime (Live) 05:26
50. Echo And The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon 05:45
51. Aztec Camera - Somewhere In My Heart 03:58
52. Erasure - A Little Respect 03:30
53. The Waterboys - The Whole Of The Moon 05:00
54. Adam And The Ants - Stand And Deliver 03:33
55. The Stranglers - Golden Brown 03:27
56. Madness - My Girl 02:45
57. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes 03:22
58. Alannah Myles - Black Velvet 04:48
59. Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You 04:50
60. Labi Siffre - (Something Inside) So Strong 04:15